IRIDIUM

NORAD 41919 · COSPAR 2017-003C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #51220 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3999 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 18:55 UTC Â· 43.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 109
1 41919U 17003C 26300.78886891 -.00000056 00000-0 -26888-4 0 09990
2 41919 86.3999 33.0532 0002039 96.0909 264.0519 14.34217443512203

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 14th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Iridium Communications, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Thales Alenia Space/Orbital ATK

Launch mass

860 kg

Power

50.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

86.3999Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.0002039

RAAN

33.0532Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.0909Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217443 rev/d